tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2616434450040017579..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: The free jail myth: County pols must stop pretending incarceration pays for itselfGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84834242311370179202013-09-10T05:39:21.056-05:002013-09-10T05:39:21.056-05:00Thanks for the blogs Office: SIFS INDIA
2443, Ba...Thanks for the blogs Office: SIFS INDIA<br />2443, Basement, <br />Hudson Lane,<br />Kingsway Camp, <br />Delhi – 110009 Phone: 011-47074263<br /> +91-9953-546-546<br /> +91-9871-502-343<br />Email: info@sifsindia.com<br /> contact@sifsindia.com<br /> education@sifsindia.com<br /> investigation@sifsindia.com<br />sifs indiahttp://www.sifs.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58371716788997616762013-09-08T14:08:51.211-05:002013-09-08T14:08:51.211-05:00@08:50--He answered your first question in your po...@08:50--He answered your first question in your post: 18% of the population are inmates held Pretrial on mosdemeanor offenses. This would be included with the overall Pretrial population of 62%, meaning that the breakdown goes like this:<br />38% Post-conviction/Other (serving county time or waiting to be transferred elsewhere);<br />44% Felony Pretrial;<br />18% Misdemeanor Pretrial. <br />That doesn't tell us anything about what portion of the 44% would be held pending trial in ANY county (there will always be some given the severity of the offense), but the pattern is almost every other county leaves me confident that a huge chunk of the felony Pretrial detainees are being held on simple possession charges, where a "reasonable" bond could be paid if they weren't too poor to pay it. <br />The fact is the paying a bondsman 10% does nothing to assure attendance at court; it merely serves to feed the bondsmen (who contribute heavily to judicial campaigns). The vast majority of defendants don't need to be held in jail pending trial. In practice they're held because they're too poor to post bond, not because they're dangerous.<br /><br />JordanTheLawyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21524995376211433872013-09-06T13:43:51.633-05:002013-09-06T13:43:51.633-05:008:50 writes: "you've made a very broad an...8:50 writes: "you've made a very broad and likely over-generalization to claim that the number of pretrial detainees is the result of an oppressive, 'lock 'em up' mentality on the part of the judges who set bond"<br /><br />Except you're the only one who use the phrase "oppressive," talked about a "lock em up mentality," etc.. I just pointed to the data showing the source of overcrowding: Pretrial detention. The rest you're reading into it.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51198230751380510282013-09-06T10:47:22.046-05:002013-09-06T10:47:22.046-05:00I've personally had misdemeanor cases where th...I've personally had misdemeanor cases where the client was detained for over 60-90 days in Nueces County on a new charge. The problem I discovered was the courts don't have a process to deal with this--mainly because it takes the prosecutor so dang long to formally file the case.Alex S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81630787331177882382013-09-06T09:40:35.926-05:002013-09-06T09:40:35.926-05:00Reminds me of a Spanish quote I heard once:
El Per...Reminds me of a Spanish quote I heard once:<br />El Perro que come caca, si no la come la huele.<br />(The dog that eats turd, smells it if he doesn't eat it.) Relating to how hard it is to get rid of a bad habit.<br />Counties, and our beloved State of Texas have a nasty habit of saying we need to reduce prison/jail costs. But then turn around and spend to expand incarceration be it private or government based.<br />Like the dog... its a bad habit that needs to be broken.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14001588622055813422013-09-06T08:50:28.112-05:002013-09-06T08:50:28.112-05:00So who exactly are the 62% who can't make bail...So who exactly are the 62% who can't make bail? Are they in jail on felony or misdemeanor charges? Are they U.S. citizens? Are the bail amounts unreasonable? Could they make bail at any level? And in connection with the misdemeanor pretrial detainees, what charges are they being held for? Do these "low risk" offenders include those incarcerated on Class A Family Violence Assaults?<br /><br />I don't disagree that attempting to expand jails with rental bed income is a very risky proposition at best. At the same time, without more data reported, I think you've made a very broad and likely over-generalization to claim that the number of pretrial detainees is the result of an oppressive, "lock 'em up" mentality on the part of the judges who set bond. Just my opinion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com